Alexis Golubow, of Richmond, rehearses her hula hoop performance Thursday at the park on the Kennebec River in Richmond.
April 2012
HALLOWELL 250th: Saving an icon is good for Hallowell
It sometimes is called a derrick. We have been in the habit of calling it a crane. The dictionary indicates no distinction between terms.
Jury convicts seventh person tried for Blaine House protest
AUGUSTA — A jury on Friday convicted a Hallowell man on a criminal trespass charge for remaining at the governor’s residence last November after police told protesters involved with Occupy Augusta to leave.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Hapworth homers twice in Winslow win
WINSLOW — Dylan Hapworth hit two home runs and had four RBIs as the Winslow baseball team beat 12-9 Leavitt in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B game Friday.
Woman charged after chase in North Anson
NORTH ANSON — A 59-year-old North Anson woman faces multiple charges after police say she struck a deputy with a truck, led him on a chase that reached 80 mph, then bolted from the vehicle Thursday night.
Hapworth homers twice in Winslow win
WINSLOW — Dylan Hapworth hit two home runs and had four RBIs as the Winslow baseball team beat 12-9 Leavitt in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B game Friday.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Terriers earn upset in opener
BANGOR — Thomas College scored seven runs in the top of the fourth inning to upset No. 1 Husson in the opening round of the North Atlantic Conference softball tournament Friday.
COLLEGE NOTES: UMF set for playoffs
The University of Maine at Farmington men’s lacrosse team enters the playoffs playing its best lacrosse of the season, according first-year coach Jon Evans. The Beavers will have to prove that if they hope to advance in the North Atlantic Conference tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Winthrop tops Carrabec
NORTH ANSON — After Friday’s Winthrop-Carrabec softball game, the PA announcer remarked that Friday afternoon has “unofficially been called the coldest day in human history.”
Waterville Opera House stages stylish comeback
A crowd of hundreds packed the Opera House lobby, stairwells and corridors to partake in the newly renovated space.